ROCHESTER — Emmanuel Church has secured the services of a professional employment counselor to assist those individuals who are unemployed, under-employed, in the process of returning to the workforce, or have been affected by company downsizings. Monday, January 28th at 9 am at Emmanuel Church, 34 Eastern Ave. Topics of discussion will range from resume development, planning and applying innovative strategies, offering insightful interviewing tips to participants and providing productive advice to generate interest of hiring managers. A generous amount of time will be provided to those in attendance to surface questions. Resumes will be developed for all those who attend.

Materials will be provided to those in attendance. Interested participants are encouraged to contact Emmanuel Church at 603-332-5355 asking for Misty to reserve their place since seating is limited.

DOVER — Mark your calendars! St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church is hosting a “Practical Planning” seminar as part of their Heartstrings - Caring Generation to Generation program on February 9 - 9:00 am to 11:00 am in the Parish Hall at 5 Hale Street, Dover.

Aging endangers many things that we take for granted when we’re younger - health, assets, and personal independence. Legal problems that affect the elderly are growing in number. Laws and regulations are becoming more complex. Our next event will offer a “Practical Planning” talk with guest speaker Attorney Simone D. Masse from the law firm of Robinson, Boesch, Sennott and Masse Professional Association in Portsmouth. No reservation required. Contact the Parish Office at 742-3155 for any questions.

ROCHESTER — Catholic Christian speaker, songwriter and recording artist Paul Koleske will offer a Parish Mission “Igniting The Light Of Christ Within You” Feb. 16-20 at St. Mary Church, 71 Lowell St., Rochester at 7 p.m. The mission will empower you to live a more successful spiritual life. For information go to www.paulkoleske.com.